Archives for January 2013

David Bowie’s son to direct $100m World of Warcraft movie

January 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Duncan Jones will make a $100m plus World of Warcraft movie for Blizzard. Jones’ first movie, Moon, cost $5m and was very good. His second was Source Code, which featured Jack Gyllenhaal and cost $32, which met with mixed reactions.…

What were the best selling DnD Classics?

January 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last week, Wizards of the Coast and OneBookShelf launched D&D Classics. The site opens the archive of old editions of Dungeons and Dragons to let gamers buy old favourites, complete collections or even try old school gaming for the first time.…

Exclusive extract: The Aylesford Skull

January 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This has been a bit of a week for steampunk fans. Geek Native has been part of a swashbuckling blog tour. It began with a review of The Alyesford Skull, the first full-length steampunk novel by one of the founding fathers of steampunk James P Blaylock, it continued with news of competition to win signed copies of the book (see below) and now we can share an exclusive extract from the book itself.…

Wizards without Coats: Sub

January 30, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How many hit dice do blue meanies have?

Sneaky snow dragon

January 30, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I think it’s the chain that adds that extra special touch to this snow dragon. He’s not sneaking through the snow, he’s waiting outside the house like a dog chained to the yard.…

Pin up: Hermione Granger

January 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Alternative Harry Potter universes were the characters are adult age and far less innocent are easy to find out here in the internet. Inspired by a sketch by the Russian artist Daniel A.…

Tabletop Forge merges into Roll20

January 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This may be the first Google Hangout merger of note but it won’t be the last. The virtual tabletop system Tabletop Forge will close – the app has a month left of life.…

Your very own Timelord calendar and star chart

January 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This rather wonderful poster is a Gallifreyan Perpetual Calendar and Galactic Star Chart. It lets Timelords or their companions discover the day of the week for any given day between the years 1600 and 9999 AD.…

The Goblinzin

January 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This rather confident looking goblin is the creation of Arthur Mask. The piece is called Goblinzin which I think is a good name for an entire pesky race.…

Dead Space 3 trailer

January 28, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What did you think when you heard Dead Space 3 wouldn’t be entirely set in space? Dead Snow 1? Hmm. Opinions differed. Visceral seem to have kept it real, though, judging from this trailer.…

David Bowie’s son to direct $100m World of Warcraft movie

What were the best selling DnD Classics?

Exclusive extract: The Aylesford Skull

Wizards without Coats: Sub

Sneaky snow dragon

Pin up: Hermione Granger

Tabletop Forge merges into Roll20

Your very own Timelord calendar and star chart

The Goblinzin

Dead Space 3 trailer

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